Bread-wrapping machine.



Patented May 3, 1910.

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Patented May 3; 1910.

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I. F. PEGKLV M BREAD WRAPPING MACHINE APPLIGATIOH FILED MAY 8, 1909.

Patentd May 3, 1910.

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Mentor:

' I. F. 'PECK. BREAD WBAPHNG MACHINE. I APPLIOATIOK riLnD In a, 1909. 956,994. A Patented May3, 1910.

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I. P. PECK.

BREAD WBAPPIEG MACHINE. nruu'nol r1131) an a, 1909.

Patnted May 3, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED [KY 8, 1909.

Patented May 3; 1.910.

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I. F. PEG-K.

BREAD WRAPPING MAGHIN- APPLIGATIOI FILED IAY 8, 1909.

Patented May 3, 1910.

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' L PECK. BREAD WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION YILIZD HAYS, 1909. 956,994, 1 1 Patented May 3,1910.

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I. F. PEG-K.

BREAD WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOK FILED IA! 8, 1909.

956,994. Patented ma 3, 1910.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT canton.

IBA'F. PECK, F PROVIDENCE. RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN 3.. BALL AND HENBLA. SEVIGNII', OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BREAD-WRAPPING MAGHIN'E.

vide a machine for wrapping loaves of bread,

and other objects of like general form in of so cailcd waxed paper, or other T 1 1n sections'wlnch are adapted to be ad usted suitable covering materiai, to-protect the wrapped article.

The invention is embodied in a machine which comprises a loaf-supporting bed made pletely fold the wrapping sheet over the leaf, said mechanism having provisions for swinging the severai folding members from a starting position, in which ail of said members lie in the same plane, to a folding position, and back to the starting position, and for moving the bed sections to dump the wrapped loaf and restoring the bed sections to their loafsupporting sition, means being also provided for hol ing the wraping sheet yieldiugly in contact with certain of the folding members by atmospheric pressure during a part of the folding operation, and additionai means being provided for sealing the outer fia of the Wrapper at the conclusion of the folding operation.

The inwntion consists in the several improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

0f the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,'-Figure 1 represents a top p an view of a wrapping machine embodying my invention. 2 represents a bottom plan View of the same. Fig. 3 represents a sideelevatlon. Figs. 3 and 3 represent detail views hereinafter referred to. Fig. 4 represents a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the folding mechanism as it 18 adjusted during an intermediate state of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 8. 1909. Serial No. 494,820.

Patented May 3, 1910.

i 1] the folding operation. Fig. 5 represents a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the operation farther advanced. Fig. 6 represents a plan view of the part of the mechanism shown in Fig. 5, showing another state of the operation. Fig. 7 represents a section on line 7-7 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 represents a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 represents a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 represents a view similar to a portion of Fig. 9, showing the loaf support adjusted to discharge the loaf. Fig. 10 represents a. section on line 10-10 of Fig. 4. Fig. 11 represents a section on line 1111 of Fig. 4. Fig. 12 represents a section on line 1212 of Fig. -l. Fig. 13 represents a view similar to Fig. 7, showing a different stage of the operation. Fig; 14 represents a section on line 1414 of Fig. 6. Fig. 15 represents a section on line 15--15 of Fig. 6. Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a loaf lying upon a sheet of wrapping paper. resent successive stages of the wrapping operation. Fig. is a perspective view of a compietely wrapped loaf.

' The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

The supporting frame of the machine 1nclndes end members 20 connected by horizontal frame rods 21.

22 and 22 represent the sections of the loaf-supporting bed, said bed being initially supported in a horizontal position on the Figs. 17, 18 and 19 rep:

frame as shown in Fig. 9, and adapted to swing downwardly from said position to discharge the wrapped loaf, as shown in Fig. 9*. The bed sections 22 and 22' are supported by bolts 23 (Fig. 2), which are movabie longitudinally in fixed sockets 24 and are projected and retracted by means hereinafter described, so that they are adapted to alternately enter and reiease ears 25 formed on the bed sections :22, 22', and thus support the bed sections in their raised positions, said sections being adapted toswing downwardly by reason of their own weight when the bolts are Withdrawn.

27 and 27' represent side plates. which are hinged at 28 to the edges of the bed sections sides of the loaf. To'the longitudinal outer edges of the side plat s 27, 27, are hinged atlongitudinal top plates 29 and which are adapted to be swung inwardly as shown in Figs. 14 and 15. to fold the wrapping paper over the top of the loaf, the plate 29 being wider than the )late 29 and having a reduced outer edge a apted to enter a re cess in the outer edge of the plate 29, as indicated in Fig. 6. At each end of the bed composcdpf the members 22 and 22, is a pair of end plates 30 and 30 which are hinged at 31- to the bed members and are adapted to swing upward to a position at ri ht angles with the latter as indicated in Figs. 14 and 15 to fold portions of the wrap: ping paper against the ends of the eaf. To the ends of the side lates 2T, 27' are hinged corner plates 32 am 32' which are adapted to swing inwardly after the side plates 27, 27' have been moved to upright position, the said plates 32, 3 being adapted to fold por tion; of the paper around per )endicular corners and against the ends 0 the leaf. To the outer ends of the plates 32, 32 are hinged transverse top plates 33 and 33, these being adapted to swing inwardly to a position at right angles to the plates 32 and 32-, and ortions of the paper upon the top of the loai The side latcs 27, 27 are pro- .vided with ears 35 which are loosely mounted upon laterally movable parallel rocksh afts 34, .34 whose ends extend loosely through arms 36 and 36, see Fig. 7. The arms 36 and 3 are pivoted at 38 to fixed arts of the supporting frame, said pivots ing in alinement with the hinges 28. The rock-shafts 34 and 34 are adapted to swing laterally in arcs about the pivot-s 38 for the purpose of actuating the side plates 27, 27, and said rock-shafts are further adapted to rock in their end bearings for the. purpo e of actuating the top plates 29, 29", and the corner plates 32 and 32' as hereinafter exlained. Mechanism is provided for swinging the rock-shafts 34, 34' bodily about their pivots 38 and for rocking said shafts about their own axes, said mechanism including grooved arms 39, 39- atlixed to the rockshafts.

Rotary shafts 40, 40 are journaled in fixed bearings in the end frame 20 and continuously rotated when the machine is in operation by means presently described. Arms 41 and ll are aflixed respectively to the shafts 40 and 40', and are provided with trundle rolls 42 cotiperating with the grooves in the arms 39 and 35). mation of the grooves is such that a revolution of the trundle rolls 42, due to the rotation of the shafts 40 and 40, causes oscillation of the arms 36 and the rock-shafts 34 .and 34' suppprted thereby, these oscillating The forto that shown in Fig. 12. The shafts 40 and 40' are rotated in unison but in opposite directions by means of a driving pulley 43 atlixed to the shaft 40, a beveled gear 44 attired to said shaft, a transverse shaft 45 having at one end a gear 46 meshing with the gear 44. and at the other end a gear 47 and a gcar'48 atlixed to the shaft 40 and meshing with the gear 47. The shafts 40 and 40 are driven so as to cause them to rotate in the directions ofthe arrows in F i 7, in which figure, the grooved arms 3.), 39 occupy their initial positions in which all of the folding plates lie in the same plane with the bed sections 22, 22' as shown by Figs. 8 and 9.

The arms a1 and 41' in advancing from the positions shown by Fig. 7, cause the arms 39 and 39 to move with them in the directions of the arrows. By r ason of the inertia of mechanism adapted to be actuated by the rocking of the shafts 34, 34, said shafts are.prevented from rocking during the first movement ofv the arms 41, 41'. The shafts 34, 34 then'instead of being rocked about their axes, are moved laterally aboutpivots 38 when the arms 41, 41 advance. The arms 36, 36' in swingin about the pivots 38 are permitted to move t irough 90 of a circle, whereupon they engage adjustable stops 49 mounted upon the end frame 20, see Fig. 10. This lateral movement of the rock-shafts causes the side plates 2T, 27' to move to the position shown by the sides of the loaf and carrying the top,

plates 29,-29', corner plates 32, 32, and transverse top plates 33, 33'. At the same time the end plates 30, 30 are actuated by mechanism presently described to cause them to swing upwardly so as to fold por- {iorgs of the paper against the ends of the The bed sections 22, 22' are rovided with longitudinal rock-shafts 50,50 journaled in hearings on the under sides of said sections. The ends of the rock-shafts 50, 50 are provided with spiral gears 51 which intermesh with spiral gears 52 atfized to the pivots on the end plates in), 30. Springs 53 connected to the rock-shafts 50, 50' tend to turn the said shafts so as to maintain the end plates in their initial positions in'the plane of the bed sections. Afiixed to the shafts 50, 50 are rock arms 54, 54 which are connectrd by pivoted links 55, 55 to the side plates 27, 27'. The rock shafts 34, '35: each have a pair of fixed arms 56, 56 whose outer ends are connected by the pins 57. Mounted upon the pins between the arms 56. 56 are spring-actuated pawls 58, 58". Said pawls are held by their 5 rings. in engagement with notches 59, 59 formed in the links 55, 55. \Vhen the side plates 27, 27 are swung upwardly, the links 55,55 are moved easier and so oscillate the shafts 50, 50' as to move the end plates 30, 30 to upright position.

During this movement of the links 55, 55, their ends which are pivoted to the arms 54, 54', are caused to describe the desired movement by reason of the coiiperation of the pawls 58, 58 with the notches in said links. The etfect of the pawls is to constitute fulcra about'which the links may be rocked, so that the ends pivoted to the arms 54, 54 may'not swing idly on their pivots instead of actuating said arms.

The side plates 27, 27' and the end plates 30, 30 fold the paper a, Fig. 16, upwardly about the four edges of the bottom of the loaf, and they remain in upright position throughout the remainder of the folding operation. Fig. 17 illustrates the first state of the folding operation in which the paper is folded against the sides and ends of the loaf b, When the side plates arrive at their upright osition, the top plate 29' and the corner p ates 32 are actuated. The corner plates by reason of the rapidity of movement of their actuators swing in more rapidly than the top plate 29, and the transverse top plates 33- are actuated at the same time so that they arrive at their operative positions before the top plate 29'. The transverse top plates 33 do not remain against the loaf, but while the top plate 29 is descending they return to their remote posit-ions. The folding plates on one side of i the machine, with the exception of the side plates-27 and 27' and the end plates 30, 30', are actuated in advance of those on the other side by reason of a slight variation in theshapes of the grooves 37, 37 in the arnis 39, 39. The result of so folding the paper by means of the-corner lates 32' and transverse top plates 33 is shown by Fig. 18

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which represents the second state of the fold ing operation. In this figure, the flap c is about to be folded down upon the top of a loaf I) by the longitudinal top plate 29. Just as the flap c is about to engage the previously actuated transverse top plates 33", the corner plates 32' are released and retractcd to their outer positions by springs 60 coiled about the hinges 61. The top plate 29' remains in operative position upon the top of the loaf during the succeeding movements of the corner plates 32 and top plates 29 and 34 on the other side of the machine. As in the formerinstance, the corner plates 32 and transverse top plates 33 are actuated more rapidly than the top plate 29, thereby folding the paper into the form shown by Fig. 19 prior to the folding of the final flap d. As the top plate 29 is in the act of folding down the flap d, the corner plates 32 are re eased and retracted to their remote positions by springs 60, leaving the top plate 29 still upon the loaf. The top' plate 29 then completes its movement so that the flap (1 is laid upon the tiap c and upon the inwardly folded end portions as shown by Fig. 20. This figure represents the final stage of the folding operation upon the completion of which the bed-supporting t-olts 23 are withdrawn so as to release the bed sections 22, 22 and permit them to swing downwardly to form a dischaige opening through which the folded loaf may gravitate.

The top plates 29 and 29' receive their motion from arms 62, 62 loosely mounted upon the rock-shafts 34, 31'. The free ends of the arms are connected to ears on the top plates by pivoted links 63. Each of said arms is provided with a pair of links (54 pivoted at and formed with irregular slots 66 which are occupied by the ends of the pins 57 which are carried by the arms 56, 56' on the rock-shafts 34, 3%.

When the lateral bodily movement of the rock-shafts is arrested by the fixed stops 49, continued movement of the grooved arms 39-, 39' results in oscillation of the rock-shafts about their individual axes. This causes the arms 56, 56' to swing upwardly thereby moving the pins 57 through the slots 66. \Vhen the pins 57 reach the outer ends of the grooves, they move the links 64 and thereby swing the arms 62, 62 and cause the top plates 29, 29' to descend upon the top of the loaf. It is this same movement of the links 64 which causes movement of the corner plates 32, 32'. Each of the side plates 27, 27 is provided with a pair of bell crank arms 67 67 ivoted at 68. The arms extend longitudinally of the side plates and their free ends are pivotally connected at 69 to rock arms 70 secured to rock-shafts 71 mounted on the under sides of the corner plates. Each rock-shaft 71 carries a spiral gear 72 -which intermeshes with a spiral gear 73 affixed to the pivot of the transverse top plate associated therewith. Helical springs 74 are coiled about the rock-shaft 71 and exert their tension tending to maintain the transverse top latcs in their inoperative positions. The bell crank arms 67, 67 are formed with projections adapted to cooperate with-inclined projections 7 5 formed on the links 64 During the inward movement of the links 64, which swings the top plates 29, 29' down upon the loaf, the projections 75 engage the projections on the bell crank arms 67, 67 and swing said arms about their pivots 68. This causes the corner plates to swing inwardly about their hinges so that they may fold the corners of the paper against the end of the loaf. This same movement of the corner plates causes the partial rotation of the rock-shafts 71 which is impai ed to the spiral gears 72 and :ansverse top plates 33, 33'- 73, causin the to descend upon the top of the loaf before the descent of the longitudinal top plates loaf and thus avoid interference with the on-.

is pivotally connected to one of the bolts ment of the longitudinal top plates, and in 4 so doing they move the projections lie-i yond the projections on the arms 37. (37, thereby releasing said arms and permittingthem to recede in response to the tens on of helical springs 61 coiled about the hinges of the corner plat-cs. In this way, the corner plates and transverse top plates are enablcd t0 'recede immediately .after folding the paper against the ends and top of the coming top plates 29, 29'.

' The bolts'23 which engage the ears 25 on the bed sections 22, 22' for the purpose of supporting the sections in a horizontal plane, are connected with mechanism adapted to be operated by a cam 77 afiixed upon the continuously rotating shaftAO. The cam cooperates with a trundle roll 78 on one end of a rod 79 extending longitudinally of the machine, and having bearings in-ears formed on the end frames 30, 20, see Fig. .2. The opposite end of the rod 79 is pivotally connected to one end of a lever 80 .alcrumed at 81 in a bracket supported by the end frame 20'. The other end of the lever 80 .23, while the other bolt 23 is provided with a downwardly extendin pin 82 engaging an arm 83 rigidly attached to the rod 79. By reason oi this mechanism, longitudinal reciprocation of the rod 79 causes the bolts 23 to move in unison but in opposite directions. The cam 77 is timed so as to effect the retraction of the bolts 23 at the completion of the folding operation whereupon the bed sect-ions 22;22' with the loaf thereon, are released and swung downwardly so as to dis charge the loaf. In the meantime, the side plates 27. 27 remain in their upright positions and as the bed sections swing downwardly, each section moves into the vertical plane of its respective side plate. The downward movement of the bed sections is limited by the coiiperation of back stops 84;, 84' formed on the bed sections and stops 85, 85 on the side plates. The rock-shafts 34, 34, after having moved the top plates 29, 29 to work-engaging position, are rocked in the opposite direction thereby causing the pins 57 to rccede in the slots (36. This movement of the pins causes the links 64 to swing upwardly so as to cause the projections 75 to pass over the coiiperative proj ctions on the bell crank arms 67, 67, and the links (it are thus restored to their initial position with the projections 75 on the under side of the bell cranks. The pins 6? upon arriving at. the inner ends of the slots 66 impart retrograde movement to the arms (32, '62, thereby swinging the top plates 29. 29 about their hinges 26 to upright position.

Continued movement of the rock-shafts 3' 3% restores all of the paper folding members to their initial position in a horizontal plane. The side plates 27, 27 in returning t0 their in tial position elevate the bed sections 22, :2 by reason of the cooperative engagement of the steps 84, 84 with the stops 85, 85. hen the bed sections are thus restored to their initial position, the cam 77 moves the rod 79 in the opposite direction. thereby projecting the locking bolts 23 into the cars 25 so as to lock the bed sections in loafsupporting position. During this operation, the trundle rolls 42 on the arms 41, t1 occupy concentric portions of the grooves 37 on the arms 39, 39', and the arms 36, 36 which support the rock-shafts 3d, 34 are permitted to descend to their initial positions away from the 550 53.49.

The side plates are of hollow formation as shown by Figs. 9, 12 and 15, and are provided with chambers 86, 86. These chambers constitute wind boxes and have communication with the atmosphere.through orts 87 extending through work-engaging aces of the, plates. The chambers are adapted to be evacua ed so that, when the ports 87 are covered by a sheet of wrapping paper, the sheet may be held firmly against the side plates by atmospheric pressure on.

the outer side only. The chambers 86, 86 communicate with a conduit comprising various relatively movable sections for connecting it with a stationary conduit, whereby communication between the chambers and the stationary conduit may be maintained during the movements of the side plates. The rock-shafts 34, 34' and supporting arms 36, 36 form parts of the air conduit and are of hollow formation for this pur ose. The hollow portions of the rock-sha ts extend through the hollow ears 88, 88' on the side plates and are formed with ports 89 opening into said hollow ears. The ears in turn open into the chambers 86, 86', and'in this way form communication between the interior of the side plates and the interior of the rock-shafts. The arms 36, 36' at one end of the machine, preferably the end 20, communicate with the interior of the' rock-shafts through the orts 90 formed in the shafts. The ends of the shafts are of course closed. The pivot studs 38 upon which the arms 36 swing are also hollow and are provided with ports 91 which communicate with the interior of the hollow arms 36,36. Thepivot studs 38 may both be connected to a conduit 92 provided with any suitable machine for exhausting the air from the conduit. The ports 87, 89 and 90 are preferably somewhat elongated so as to preserve continuity of the air conduit throughout the several movements of the partsin wrapping a loaf, and in this we the chambers 86, 86 may be continua y evacuated for the purpose of enabling atmospheric Ipressure on one side of the paper sheet to ho d the same firmly in contact with the side plates and so prevent it from becoming dislodged.

; sition to adhere to the final flap (1 when the latter is folded upon the flap 0. In this way, the previousi folded portions of the paper are confined y the flaps c and d. In order to cause the aste to lie upon the upper surface of the up 0 when said flap is folded upon the loaf, it is necessary to apply the steto-the under side of the paper in case t is desired to apply the paste before the pa r is folded. V e

igs. 1, 3, 3" and 3", illustrate a aste reservoir having a nozzle which is a apted to deliver paste to the under side of-a sheet a when the sheet is lyingon the bed and folding plates in their initial horizontal position. Thereservoir is indicated at 93 and the end of the nozzle at 94. The reservoir is below the plane of the paper and the end of the nozzle lies'in the plane of the paper, and the formation and arrangement of that partof the nozzle whim communicates with I the interior of the reservoir is such that the aste contained therein is adapted to be orced put by air pressure within the reser-. voir. 95 represents an air conduit of which the remote end, notshown, may be connected to any suitable pum for forcing air toward the reservoir, and iy this arrangement of parts, the paste may be expelled upwardly through the nozzle so that it may impinge against the under side of the aper.

-The nozzle is provided wit a stop cook 96 by which the discharge of paste may be controlled. The stop cock is provided with an arm '97 which is pivotally connected with oneend of a link 98 which extends through a snug fitting aperture in the wall of the reservoir and whose other end is pivotally connected to one end of an actuator 99. The other end of the actuator is forked and embraces a continously revolving shaft 100 which may be connected by suitable power-transmitting mechanism with the prime power shaft 40 so as to revolve in unison therewith. The actuator 99 is normally retracted toward the shaft by a v spring 101 and it is provided with a trundle roll 102 which is he prior to actuation of the top p ate 27' which folds the flap d. The plate 29, which is considerably broader than the plate 29' and wch..is formed to enter the recess in the plate 29 as previously explained, is adapted to overlie the paste laden flap so as to press the final flap firmly upon the body of paste indicated at e in Figs. 16 to 19 inclusive.

Although no mechanism is illustrated in connection with this invention for feedi the sheets of paper one by one to the b dc l sections, the provision of suitable mechanism for so feeding the sheets of paper is contemplatcd, but inasmuch as it would form no part of the present invention it is purposely omitted. For the present purpose it may be assumed that the paper sheets are placed upon the bed by hand or by any one of several known mechanisms for feeding paper sheets one by one.

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i 1. In a machine for wrapping a sheet of paper about an article, a bed for the wra pmg sheet with the article 1 ing in t e center thereof, side plates an end lates hinged to the bed and adapted to f0 d thesheet upwardly against the sides and ends of the article, corner plates hi ed to the side plates and adnpte to fold t e pro'ect-. mg corners of the paper against the en 0 the article, top plates hinged to the corner plates, and top plates hinged to the side plates, all'of said top plates being adapted to fold theup'wardly projecting rtions of the paper toward eac otheran upon the topof the article.

2. In a machin paper about an article a bed for sup ortinga sheetv of paper with the article t ereon, means for applying paste to theunde'r side of a sheet so supported, a plurality of lates hingedly connected to'the bed for 0 ding the sheet upwardly against the sides an ends of the article, and a lnrality of plates hingedly connected to sai first plurality of plates for holding the upturned portions of the sheet a ainst the ends and top of the article, sai plates lying initially in the plane of the bed and operating in such order as to fold the paste-laden portion lastly and to fold "the other portions so as to be confined by the paste-laden portion.

3. In a machine for wrapping a sheet of for wrapping a. sheet of i a sheet of wrapping paper with the article thereon, a paste reservoir having a nozzle arranged to discharge paste upon the marginal portion of the aper in its initial position in the folding evices, means for controlling the flow of paste from the reservoir, a plurality of hingedly connected plates adapted to fold the paper-over the sides,

ends and top of the article, and means for actuating said plates in a predetermined order.so as to cause the paste laden portion to engage the oppositeportion after the other portions have been. folded inwardly so as to be confined thereby.-

4. In a machine for wrapping a sheet of paper about an article, a bed for supporting a sheet of wrap ing paper with the article thereon, means or wrapping the marginal portion of the'paperover the sides, ends, and top of the article, including hollow plates having ports extending through the work-engaging face to the interior, and conduits terminating in the chambers within said plates whereby said chambers may be evacuated.

In a machine forwrapping a sheet of paper about an article, a bed composed of movable sections adapted to lie in a horizontal plane and there support a sheet of wrapping paper with a loaf thereon, and to separate so as to form a discharge opening through which the article may gravitate, a plurality of plates hingedly connected with the bed and adapted to fold the marginal portion of the paper over the sides, ends and top of the article, means for actu ating. the plates so as to wrap the article, and means for'releasing the bed sections at the completion of the wrapping operation so as to discharge the article thereon.

6. In a machine for wrapping a sheet of paper about an article, a bed composed of movable sections adapted to lie in a horizorital plane and there support a sheet of wrapping paper with a loaf thereon and to swing downwardly and away from each other so as to form a discharge opening through which the article may gravitate, movable means for supporting the bed sections in operative position, a plurality of hinged plates adapted to-fold the marginal portion of the paper about the sides, ends and top of the article, means for actuating the plates, and means for moving the bedsupporting means at the completion o'f.the wrapping operation so as to release the bed sections and permit them 'to swing open.

7. In a machine for wrapping a sheet of paper about an article, a bed for supporting a sheet of paper with the article thereon, side plates and end plates hinged to the bed and adapted to fold the'paper against the sides and ends of the article, means for actuating the side plates, and m cans for actu- A paper about an article, a for supporting I ating the end plates through the medium of the side plates.

8. In a machine for wrapping a sheet'of paper about an article, a bed for supporting a sheet of paper with the article thereon, side plates hinged to the bed, end plates hinged to the bed transversely of the side plate hinges, said plates being adapted to f d the paper against the sides and. ends of the article, means for actuating the side lates, and means actuated by the side plates tor actuating and returning the end plates.

9. In a machine for wrapping a sheet of paper about an article, a bed for supporting a sheet of paper with the article thereon, side plates adapted to swing and fold the paper against the sides of the article, (X rner plates lnngedly connected to the ends of the side plates and adapted to told the paper against the ends of the article, means for swinging the side plates, and means carried by the side plates for swinging the corner plates.

10. In a machine for wrapping a sheet of paper about an article, a bed for supporting a sheet of paper with the article thereon, side plates adapted to swingand fold the paper against the sides of the article, longi tudinal top plates hinged to the side plates and adapted to'fold the paper upon the top of the article, coner plates hinged to the ends of the side plates and adapted to fold the paper against the ends of the article,- transverse top plates hinged to the corner plates and adapted to fold the paper upon the top of the article, means for actuating the side plates, means moved by said first means for actuating the longitudinal top plates, means moved by said second means for actuating the corner plates, and spiral gears connecting said corner plates and transverse top plates and moved by said third means for actuating the transverse top plates.

11. In a machine for wrapping a sheet of paper about an article, a bed for supporting the aper with the article thereon, a pair of hlnged side plates for folding the paper against opposite sides of the article, end plates adapted for folding the paper against the ends of the article, means connecting the side and end plates whereby movement of the side plates actuates the end plates, top plates and corner plates carried by the side plates in hinged relation, a pair of rockshafts carried by the side plate in parallel but eccentric relation to the hinges thereof, means for moving the rock-shafts bodily about the hinge axes so as to actuate the side plates, said means being, also ad; ated to rock the shafts on their own axes, and means adapted to be actuated by rotation of the rock-shafts for actuating :he top and corner plates.

12. In a machine for wrapping articles :iud closing suid cock, :1 conduit terminating with paper; a bed for supporting a sheet of ing plates adapted and actuated to fold the 1?,- pnper with an ariiclethereon, a paste reserpaper about the article so as to confine the voir'with a nozzle arranged to elwuge the folds by the paste laden portien.

nulrginul portion of the paper on tne bed, a In testimony whereot I have ilfiixed my stop cock for said nozzle, means for opening signaturq'ill presence of two witnesses. p

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in said reservoir, whereby the contents may Nitnesses: be subjected to air pressure, and wrapping E. BATCHELDER, mechanism, comprising a plurality of swing- P. \V. PEZZE'I'II. 

